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thioredoxin

thioredoxin noun: any of a family of antioxidant proteins that are found in all mammalian cells.

Noun

thioredoxin (plural thioredoxins)

  1. Any of a family of antioxidant proteins that are found in all mammalian cells.

Forms of thioredoxin

pluralthioredoxins

Questions about thioredoxin

What does thioredoxin mean?
Thioredoxin means any of a family of antioxidant proteins that are found in all mammalian cells.
What part of speech is thioredoxin?
Thioredoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of thioredoxin?
The plural of thioredoxin is thioredoxins.

Words near thioredoxin in the dictionary

  1. thiopyryliums
  2. thioquinolobactin
  3. thioquinone
  4. thioquinones
  5. thioquinox
  6. thioredoxin
  7. thioredoxins
  8. thioreductase
  9. thioreductases
  10. thioridazine
  11. thioridazines

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